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F. JL HASTINGS 8u H. S. LITTLEFIELD.

BOOT 0R SHOE.

No. 370,783. I Patented ont. 4, 1887L N. PETERSV Phmimmognpnur..washingnm u:c.

slipper the appearance of a laced boot, dto., the

shank D of the same.

UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica FRED J. nAsriNes AND HAZEN s. Lrrrrnnrnnln,or HAvERHiLL, MassaonusETTs.

BOT OR SHOE..

SPI'SCPCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 370,783, dated October4, 1887.

Application iiled February 12, 1887.

To all whom it may concern;

Be itknown that we, FRED J. HAsriNes and HAZEN S. LITTLEEIELD, citizensof the United States, and residents of Haverhill, in the county of Essexand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements inl Boots or Shoes; and We do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and t0 lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecication.

Figure l of the drawingsisa representation of this invent-ion, and is aside View ofthe shoe open. Fig. 2 is also a side View, and closed. Figs.3, 4, 5, and 6 are details.

Our invention relates to boots, shoes, or slippers; and it consists inthe construction and novel combination of parts, as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The object of the invention is to manufacture boots, shoes, o r slipperswith an elastic gore, elastic cord, and metallic fastenings, soconlbined and applied as to give the boot, shoe, or

parts being so arranged as to be quickly and easily fastened, to form,so far as the ankle is concerned, a selffitting boot, shoe, or slipper.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates a shoe towhich our improvements are shown applied.

B designates the opening extending from the top of the leg C of the shoeclear down to the E is the tongue-piece, which is connected to the innerface of the quarter F, and extends Just back the studs G, which areseated in the material Serial No. 227,425. (No model.)V

of the quarter, and are secured in any suitable manner-eas by upsettingthe inner ends ofthe studs.

The iiy H of the shoe is provided with an elastic gore, Z, and is alsoprovided with an elastic cord, I, which latter is insertedin said fly inimitation of lacing. On its inner face the fly H is provided with metalhooks K,

Whioh'are-secnred in place by stitching or oth- 5o erwise, one end ofeach elastic cord being preferably passed through an eye of each of saidhooks. Each stud G is provided on its outer end With a lip, L. Whentlieshoeis fastened,

the hooks K engage the lips L ofthe studs G.

claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 6o

'1. In a boot or shoe, the combination, with the quarter provided withthe studs having lips thereon, of the ily provided with the elasticgore, the elastic cords, and the hooks on its inner face, substantiallyas specified.

2. A boot, shoe, or slipper having the elastic gore and the gorecordmadewith the iiy, the hooks fastened to the same by eyelets throughwhich the elastic cord plays over the gore, and 7o the quarter providedwith the studs having` hooks thereon, whereby the boot is given theappearance of a lace boot,I substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

'FRED J. HASTINGS. HAZEN S. LI'FILEFIELD.A

Witnesses:

FRANCIS H. PEARL,

IRA A. ABBOTT.

